Daniel Jeremiah

Daniel Jeremiah is an analyst and writer for NFL Network and NFL.com who also serves as a color commentator for Los Angeles Chargers games on KFI radio. Before moving to media, he worked as a college scout with the Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns, and Philadelphia Eagles — experience that shows up in his detailed prospect evaluations. He joined NFL Network in May 2012 and has become a familiar voice on shows like Move the Sticks and Around the NFL. His predictions here cover NFL Draft positioning, combine measurements, and prospect rankings, with particular attention to teams like the Giants, Cowboys, and Titans.

Writes at Locked On Cardinals (podcast)

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Is Daniel Jeremiah accurate? Across 278 graded calls in 40 articles, Daniel Jeremiah scores 66.1% accuracy and a MissedTakes Score of 22.2, which means their calls were better than a naive guess on the same claims. That is an established record: thirty or more graded articles.

66.1%

Accuracy

How often they were right.

22.2

MissedTakes Score

Versus a naive guess. 0 means no better.

278

Graded calls

across 40 articles. 98 more not yet settled.

100% of their claims were specific enough to check. Most of what they said committed to something.

Every number here is computed from the published methodology, and every call below shows its own arithmetic.

Graded calls · 278

7 of 41 graded articles on this page, newest first — page 5 of 8.

In a pre-combine media Q&A, Jeremiah lays out his draft board: he expects an edge rusher to go early (Jets at 2, Arizona at 3), ranks Ruben Bain third among the top edge trio, sees Ty Simpson as the second quarterback with a 30s-40s grade, places Fernando Mendoza above the 2023 class's top three, and predicts specific players' landing spots and rounds.11 graded calls · Feb 19, 2026
- Sam Hecht to be picked “late second, early third round range” (picks 33–100)
  “Sam Heckt from from Kansas State, I think can start day one. He probably goes in the late second, early third, round range.”
  Miss · 15Scored 14.87a naive guess scored 50
  How this was scored
  draft:
  2026
  naive:
  a shuffled mock scores 50
  player:
  Sam Hecht
  season:
  2025
  zero at:
  32
  accuracy:
  14.87
  baseline:
  50

In a joint top-10 mock draft, Jeremiah gave the Raiders quarterback Mendoza first overall, Arizona tackle Mali Noah at No. 3, the Giants receiver Carneal Tate at No. 5, Washington's Ruben Bain at No. 7 and Makai Lemon to the Chiefs at No. 9. He also floated McCoy from Tennessee going to Dallas at 12 and Malachi Fields late in the first round.8 graded calls · Feb 16, 2026

Fernando Mendoza to be picked at number 1
“So first chick got the Vegas go Mendoza that they need the quarterback... Mendoza makes too much sense for Vegas. I don't think they pass on him with the first pick.”
Hit · 100Scored 100 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 97.14 against a shuffle’s 50+47.14 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
47.14
player:
Fernando Mendoza
season:
2025
zero at:
32
accuracy:
100
baseline:
50
actual pick:
1
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
100
predicted pick:
1
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
97.14
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Jermod McCoy to be picked at number 12
“What if I told you that the secondary though, that if they took McCoy from Tennessee... arguably the best corner in the draft or right there at the best corner of the draft of twelve?”
Miss · 2Scored 2.12 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 97.14 against a shuffle’s 50+47.14 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
47.14
player:
Jermod McCoy
season:
2025
zero at:
32
accuracy:
2.12
baseline:
50
actual pick:
101
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
2.12
predicted pick:
12
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
Francis Mauigoa to be picked at number 3
“I get to Arizona... Mali Noah out of Miami can plug right in at right tackle.”
Close · 74Scored 73.84 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 97.14 against a shuffle’s 50+47.14 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
47.14
player:
Francis Mauigoa
season:
2025
zero at:
32
accuracy:
73.84
baseline:
50
actual pick:
10
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
73.84
predicted pick:
3
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
97.14
Rueben Bain to be picked at number 7
“I get to Washington here, Washington coming up at pick number seven, I'm gonna go with Baine.”
Close · 71Scored 70.71 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 97.14 against a shuffle’s 50+47.14 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
47.14
player:
Rueben Bain
season:
2025
zero at:
32
accuracy:
70.71
baseline:
50
actual pick:
15
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
70.71
predicted pick:
7
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
97.14
Carnell Tate to be picked at number 5
“I ended up going with Carneal Tate... So I want I'm gonna go Tate to five.”
Hit · 96Scored 95.76 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 97.14 against a shuffle’s 50+47.14 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
47.14
player:
Carnell Tate
season:
2025
zero at:
32
accuracy:
95.76
baseline:
50
actual pick:
4
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
95.76
predicted pick:
5
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
97.14
Malachi Fields to be picked “late in the first round” (picks 1–32)
“I put Malachi Fields in there. Okay, late in the first round to a team that could be looking for a little size at the wide receiver position”
Miss · 16Scored 16.21 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 97.14 against a shuffle’s 50+47.14 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
47.14
player:
Malachi Fields
season:
2025
zero at:
32
accuracy:
16.21
baseline:
50
actual pick:
74
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
16.21
predicted pick:
late in the first round (picks 1–32)
weeks left when called:
0
Tua Tagovailoa to move
“I'm sure they're gonna do the same thing with Tua, whether or not they could find a trade partner, which may be difficult, or you just release them.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-100 skill
How this was scored
skill:
-100
player:
Tua Tagovailoa
season:
2025
claimed:
he leaves
was with:
MIA
accuracy:
0
baseline:
100
difficulty:
1
the naive guess:
he stays where he is
weeks in the season:
18
ended up with:
MIA
weeks left when called:
0
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Makai Lemon to be picked at number 9
“All right, I'm up with the Kansas City Chiefs... I'm gonna take Mikyle Lemon. He's just too good of a football player”
Close · 62Scored 62.09 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 97.14 against a shuffle’s 50+47.14 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
47.14
player:
Makai Lemon
season:
2025
zero at:
32
accuracy:
62.09
baseline:
50
actual pick:
20
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
62.09
predicted pick:
9
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:

Jeremiah runs through his top-50 draft prospect list, with Fernando Mendoza first and Ty Simpson 40th, calls Makai Lemon the best wide receiver in the class, and in his mock draft has the Rams taking Lemon at No. 13 and Clemson tackle Blake Miller at No. 29, while suggesting Denzel Boston will still be available late in the first round.4 graded calls · Jan 27, 2026

Makai Lemon to be picked at number 13
“The Rams fans did not like not giving them a corner there at thirteen, but I had him taking Makay Leonard from USC”
Close · 74Scored 73.84a naive guess scored 50
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
player:
Makai Lemon
season:
2025
zero at:
32
accuracy:
73.84
baseline:
50
actual pick:
20
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
73.84
predicted pick:
13
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
only one pick — no order to score
Think this grade is wrong?
Makai Lemon to be 1st wide receiver off the board
“Just a real big time playmaker. I think he's the best wide receiver in the draft.”
Close · 50Scored 50a naive guess scored 12.84+37.16 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
naming one of the 36 at random averages 12.84
skill:
37.16
player:
Makai Lemon
season:
2025
zero at:
credit halves every two places
accuracy:
50
baseline:
12.84
position:
wide receiver
class size:
36
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
actual order:
3
predicted order:
1
weeks left when called:
0
Denzel Boston to be picked “later in the first round” (picks 1–32)
“Denzel Boston is one of them from University of Washington, big physical, explosive, going to be there at that point later on in the draft, so later in the first round.”
Close · 74Scored 73.84a naive guess scored 50
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
player:
Denzel Boston
season:
2025
zero at:
32
accuracy:
73.84
baseline:
50
actual pick:
39
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
73.84
predicted pick:
later in the first round (picks 1–32)
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
only one pick — no order to score
Blake Miller to be picked at number 29
“with their next pick, I had him taking a tackle and Blake Miller out of Clemson”
Close · 59Scored 59.46 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 0 against a shuffle’s 50-50 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
-50
player:
Blake Miller
season:
2025
zero at:
32
accuracy:
59.46
baseline:
50
actual pick:
17
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
59.46
predicted pick:
29
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
0

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